Spotting flowers growing wild in the South East
Wildflower spotting with Plantlife On my regular health walks around Seaford I often take the Alfriston Rd heading out of town and pass a dog-walking field. It turns out this is called the Last Meadow and is a well known haven for orchids and other wildflowers. When I saw Plantlife had a Great British Wildflower Hunt I…
Wildflowers on the Local Nature Reserve Seaford Head nature reserve is generally speaking quite an exposed site on chalk next to the sea. There is a golf course nearby and lots of access for dog walking and tourists who like to visit the beach at Cuckmere Haven or view the Seven Sisters cliffs. A plant…
Seaford walks in early Spring Health walks around town spotting wild flowers February was a very wet month and there wasn’t much to see, after all the early bloomers in January, so I’ve lumped it together with March. It has been very mild though and I don’t think there has been any frost round here…
Two local violets revisited I wasn’t expecting to write another post so soon on violas, but I’ve had so much help online, it would be a shame not to get it all down while I remember! In my previous post I spotted two different looking violas in the verges of Alfriston Rd, Seaford. Viola hirta…
Hairy violet vs Sweet violet Viola hirta vs Viola odorata If you read my previous post about wild plants in flower in January you will notice I listed a couple of violets. Despite decades of interest in plants, I’m not a trained botanist, and I must admit that sometimes the thought of an identification key brings…
Town plants Walking around Seaford in winter There are plenty of wild plants in flower even in January as evidenced by the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt. I go walking most days, and either I walk to my dried flower workshop or for a brisk half hour health walk, and there is often something new to…
Wildflowers and health walks I try and walk for my health every day. I only do about half an hour but it seems to be enough. Sometimes I do a bit of mindfulness at the same time. Most times I follow the same route past the cemetery heading out of Seaford, through a lime walk…
Viola flowers are a sweet Spring treat This lovely little flower face has a beautifully sweet fragrance and is blessedly common here in Sussex. They are often seen on grassy banks, but this one was photographed in flat rough grass by the side of the road. I love to crystallize and eat cultivated violets, which…